Monthly Budget Spreadsheet Lite | Simple Beginner Budget Template | Budget vs Actual | Google Sheets & Excel | Starter Budget Planner

New to budgeting? Start simple with this Monthly Budget Lite spreadsheet: plan one month, log what you spend and see what is left, in about 10 minutes.

This is the LITE (starter) version of our Family Budget & Debt Payoff Planner. It does the basics really well, so you can try our templates for a small price.

WHAT'S INSIDE

- Start Here: your name and budget month, with simple step-by-step instructions

- Budget: planned amount for each income and expense category

- Transactions: log money in and out and pick a category

- Dashboard: income, spent, left over and budget vs. actual by category, with a spending chart

- Help & FAQ: answers to the most common questions

FEATURES

✔ Budget vs. actual for one month

✔ Left over calculated for you

✔ Over-budget categories highlighted

✔ Spending chart by category

✔ Editable categories

WANT MORE? The full Family Budget & Debt Payoff Planner (in our shop) adds all 12 months in one file, a Snowball/Avalanche debt payoff planner with your debt-free date, more categories, accounts and charts.

YOU WILL RECEIVE

✔ 1 spreadsheet template (.xlsx)

✔ 1 PDF guide: how to open it in Google Sheets (free) or Excel

PLEASE NOTE

- This is a digital product. Nothing physical will be shipped.

- Works in Google Sheets (free Google account) and Microsoft Excel 2016 or newer / Microsoft 365.

- Not compatible with Apple Numbers.

- Due to the digital nature of this item, no returns, but please message us for any help.

- For personal use only (no resale or sharing of the file).